Connectivity

Connectivity

Data transfer media

Multiple Select

In this lesson I am going to learn to ... ?

• Differentiate between wired and wireless connectivity

• Explain how data is transmitted along copper and fibre-optic cables

• Compare the performance of copper and fibre-optic cables

• Describe how high-speed broadband is delivered

Multiple Select

Which of these are ways to transmit data between digital devices?

Multiple Select

What are the two possible types of connection between two devices?

• wired

• wireless

• osmosis

• radio

Multiple Select

Choose all the types of wired connection ...

• Ethernet

• USB

• Wi-Fi

• Bluetooth

• NFC

Multiple Select

Choose all the types of wireless connection ...

• Ethernet

• USB

• Wi-Fi

• Bluetooth

• NFC

Fill in the Blanks

Wired LAN connections usually use a

cable which carries electrical pulses from one end to the other.

Fill in the Blanks

Longer distance communication links normally use ______ ______ cable to achieve faster transfer speeds.

Multiple Choice

Data is transmitted along fibre-optic cables as pulses of ......

• electricity

• light

• energy

• sound

Multiple Choice

Which type of usage would be the least likely for copper cables?

• Home LAN

• School LAN

• Home to street cabinet

• Undersea Internet cables

Multiple Choice

Which type of usage would be the least likely for fibre-optic cables?

• Home LAN

• School LAN

• Home to street cabinet

• Undersea Internet cables

Multiple Select

Choose all the advantages of fibre-optic cable over copper cable, as a medium for data transfer ...

• faster transmission speed

• longer distances possible

• less interference

• cheaper to install

• available for use in home networks

Fill in the Blanks

What is the name of a high bandwidth data transmission medium which transports multiple signal and traffic types?

Fill in the Blanks

FTTC stands for Fibre to the

Multiple Choice

FTTP stands for ... ?

• Fibre To The Premises

• File Text Transfer Protocol

• Fibre To Transfer Protocol

• Fast To Transfer Point

Multiple Choice

The generic term for providing a fibre-optic connection to some local point in a network is ...

• FTTX

• FTTC

• FTTP

• FTTB

Multiple Select

In this lesson I have learned to ...

• Differentiate between wired and wireless connectivity

• Explain how data is transmitted along copper and fibre-optic cables

• Compare the performance of copper and fibre-optic cables

• Describe how high-speed broadband is delivered

Open Ended

Thinking Hard

Reduce the key argument in today's lesson into exactly 12 words.

(press Shift+Enter to take a new line ...)

Poll

How much of this lesson have you understood?

• None of it

• Some of it

• Most of it

• All of it